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Gorillas in The Mist Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about one of my favorite movies "Gorillas in the Mist".

A multiple-choice quiz by seda18. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
seda18

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,925

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
339

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. This movie is based on a true story?

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. This movie is based on a book?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the main character? Hint

Sigourney Weaver

Jane Goodall

Martha Leaky

Dian Fossey

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was she studying? Hint

chimpanzees

low land gorillas

mountain gorillas

silver back gorillas

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the name of the gorilla she became the closest to? Hint

Digit

Karisoke

Amy

Beanie

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was her boyfriend Bob's profession? Hint

tracker

photographer

African offical

journalist

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Question 7 of 15

7. Was Bob married?

Yes

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Question 8 of 15

8. Why did Bob and Dian break-up? Hint

he wanted to stay in Africa but she wanted to leave

he fell in love with someone else

his work called for travel and she wouldn't leave

she fell in love with someone else

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Question 9 of 15

9. What pet did she have? Hint

parrot

cat

dog

fish

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Question 10 of 15

10. What did she offer the young poacher boy that she captured, as an incentive to talk? Hint

to spare his life

a candy bar

money

a coke

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Question 11 of 15

11. What did she use as a way to scare the poachers? Hint

a mask

a gorilla costume

a gun

a machete

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Question 12 of 15

12. What part of the gorillas did these poachers use as ashtrays?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. How did Dian die? Hint

she was attacked by a gorilla

an accident

pneumonia

she was murdered

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Question 14 of 15

14. Her death was never solved?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. An organization was created in her name for the conservation of the gorillas?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This movie is based on a true story?

Answer: True

The events in this movie are based on true events and the work of a a great woman, Dian Fossey.

2. This movie is based on a book?

Answer: True

This movie was partly based on Dian Fossey's book that she wrote regarding her life with the gorillas. It is called "Gorillas in the Mist".

3. What is the name of the main character?

Answer: Dian Fossey

Sigourney Weaver played Dian Fossey in this wonderful movie. Dian Fossey was born in 1932. She became interested in gorillas through friends and made her first trip to Africa in 1963.

4. What was she studying?

Answer: mountain gorillas

In 1967 Dian Fossey established Karisoke, a research center to study the mountain gorillas. It is still in operation today.

5. What was the name of the gorilla she became the closest to?

Answer: Digit

When Dian Fossey first established a fund for the mountain gorillas she named it 'The Digit Fund', after Digit who was killed by poachers. It was later renamed 'The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund'.

6. What was her boyfriend Bob's profession?

Answer: photographer

Bob Campbell was played by Bryan Brown.

7. Was Bob married?

Answer: Yes

He was married when he and Dian began their affair, at least that's the way it's portrayed in the movie. But, Diane herself was also portrayed as being engaged at the time she met Bob.

8. Why did Bob and Dian break-up?

Answer: his work called for travel and she wouldn't leave

Bob was a photographer for "National Geographic", he had to travel to work. She wouldn't leave her gorillas to follow him.

9. What pet did she have?

Answer: dog

Bob gave brought her a beautiful golden retriever on one of his return trips, before they broke up.

10. What did she offer the young poacher boy that she captured, as an incentive to talk?

Answer: a candy bar

She offerd him a Snickers bar as an incentive to talk.

11. What did she use as a way to scare the poachers?

Answer: a mask

She used a Halloween mask that had red hair. The rumors then began to fly that she was a witch.

12. What part of the gorillas did these poachers use as ashtrays?

Answer: hands

They cut the hands off the gorillas and then they are sold at market as ashtrays.

13. How did Dian die?

Answer: she was murdered

She was brutally murdered in her cabin in 1985.

14. Her death was never solved?

Answer: True

It has never been offically solved. Protais Zigiranyirazo has been linked to her murder. It is believed that he was involved in illegal trading of an endangered species and Dian Fossey was about to expose him.

15. An organization was created in her name for the conservation of the gorillas?

Answer: True

'The Digit Fund' established by Dian Fossey was renamed 'The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund' in 1992.

Source: Author seda18

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